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Brian Lawrence

Brian Michael Lawrence

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 14, 1976 in Fort Collins, CO
High School: Carthage (Carthage, TX)
School: Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 2001
Teams (by GP): Padres/Mets 2001-2007
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 6.027 [*], Agents: Page Odle [*]
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Greg Maddux… #3. Cy Young… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Randy Johnson… #6. Christy Mathewson… #7. Pete Alexander…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Greg Maddux… #3. Cy Young… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Randy Johnson… #6. Christy Mathewson… #7. Pete Alexander…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1998	22	SDP-min	A,Rk	8	3	.727	2.73	16	16	0	4	1	0	102.1	89	41	31	6	18	0	100	6	0	0	415		1.046	7.8	0.5	1.6	8.8	5.56	CLI,IDF · MIDW,PION
1999	23	SDP-min	A+	12	8	.600	3.39	27	27	0	4	3	0	175.1	178	72	66	6	30	1	166	10	5	7	723		1.186	9.1	0.3	1.5	8.5	5.53	RCU · CALL
2000	24	SDP-min	AA,AAA	11	6	.647	2.28	29	29	0	0	0	0	173.1	147	53	44	12	35	0	165	14	0	1	689		1.050	7.6	0.6	1.8	8.6	4.71	MOB,LVG · SOUL,PCL
2001	25	SDP-min	AAA	1	3	.250	3.80	9	8	1	0	0	1	45.0	42	22	19	3	17	2	42	2	0	2	196		1.311	8.4	0.6	3.4	8.4	2.47	POR · PCL
2001	25	SDP	NL	5	5	.500	3.45	27	15	5	1	0	0	114.2	107	53	44	10	34	5	84	5	0	1	484	117	1.230	8.4	0.8	2.7	6.6	2.47
2002	26	SDP	NL	12	12	.500	3.69	35	31	0	2	2	0	210.0	230	97	86	16	52	6	149	11	1	2	894	102	1.343	9.9	0.7	2.2	6.4	2.87
2003	27	SDP	NL	10	15	.400	4.19	33	33	0	1	0	0	210.2	206	106	98	27	57	8	116	11	0	4	884	94	1.248	8.8	1.2	2.4	5.0	2.04
2004	28	SDP	NL	15	14	.517	4.12	34	34	0	2	1	0	203.0	226	101	93	26	55	7	121	7	0	2	870	94	1.384	10.0	1.2	2.4	5.4	2.20
2005	29	SDP	NL	7	15	.318	4.83	33	33	0	1	0	0	195.2	211	106	105	18	57	7	109	11	1	3	852	80	1.370	9.7	0.8	2.6	5.0	1.91

2007	31	NYM-COL-min	AAA	8	5	.615	4.73	16	16	0	2	0	0	104.2	120	57	55	9	14	0	67	1	0	0	434		1.280	10.3	0.8	1.2	5.8	4.79	NOR,CSP · PCL
2007	31	NYM	NL	1	2	.333	6.83	6	6	0	0	0	0	29.0	43	22	22	4	13	1	18	1	0	1	139	64	1.931	13.3	1.2	4.0	5.6	1.38
2008	32	ATL-min	AAA	6	6	.500	5.55	16	15	0	0	0	0	86.0	113	55	53	4	19	1	54	5	0	2	387		1.535	11.8	0.4	2.0	5.7	2.84	RMD · IL
2009	33	SDP-FLA-min	AAA	7	4	.636	5.10	14	13	1	0	0	0	83.0	99	50	47	9	19	1	49	6	0	0	366		1.422	10.7	1.0	2.1	5.3	2.58	POR,NOR · PCL
2010	34	FLA-min	AAA	11	8	.579	4.42	26	25	0	1	1	0	142.2	167	80	70	19	39	1	115	10	0	7	632		1.444	10.5	1.2	2.5	7.3	2.95	NOR · PCL
2011	35	ANA-min	AAA	2	5	.286	8.07	7	7	0	0	0	0	32.1	48	31	29	5	8	0	21	2	0	0	153		1.732	13.4	1.4	2.2	5.8	2.63	SLK · PCL
6 Seasons				50	63	.442	4.19	168	152	5	7	3	0	963.0	1023	485	448	101	268	34	597	46	2	13	4123	93	1.341	9.6	0.9	2.5	5.6	2.23
162 Game Avg.				11	13	.442	4.19	36	32	1	1	1	0	205	217	103	95	21	57	7	127	10	0	3	876	93	1.341	9.6	0.9	2.5	5.6	2.23

SDP (5 yrs)				49	61	.445	4.10	162	146	5	7	3	0	934.0	980	463	426	97	255	33	579	45	2	12	3984	95	1.322	9.4	0.9	2.5	5.6	2.27
NYM (1 yr)				1	2	.333	6.83	6	6	0	0	0	0	29.0	43	22	22	4	13	1	18	1	0	1	139	64	1.931	13.3	1.2	4.0	5.6	1.38

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
2001	25	SDP	NL	114.2	15	53	70	-4	.9	17	1.6	$
2002	26	SDP	NL	210.0	31	97	125	-11	1.0	28	3.1	$235,000
2003	27	SDP	NL	210.2	33	106	119	-3	1.0	13	1.4	$625,000
2004	28	SDP	NL	203.0	34	101	115	-2	1.0	14	1.6	$925,000
2005	29	SDP	NL	195.2	33	106	107	-4	1.0	1	0.2	$2,375,000

2007	31	NYM	NL	29.0	6	22	16	1	1.0	-6	-0.6	$
6 Seasons				963.0	152	485	552	-23	1.0	67	7.3	$4,160,000

SDP (5 yrs)				934.0	146	463	536	-24	1.0	73	7.9	$4,160,000
NYM (1 yr)				29.0	6	22	16	1	1.0	-6	-0.6	$

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2005	29	SDP	NL	NLDS	L	STL	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0.429	3.9	0.0	0.0	7.7
1 NLDS							0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0.429	3.9	0.0	0.0	7.7

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1998	22	SDP-min	Rk,A	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	IDF,CLI · PION,MIDW
1999	23	SDP-min	A+	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	RCU · CALL
2000	24	SDP-min	AA,AAA	33	41	39	2	8	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	.205	.200	.282	.482		11	1	0	1	1	0	MOB,LVG · SOUL,PCL
2001	25	SDP-min	AAA	9	10	9	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.444	.778		4	0	0	1	0	0	POR · PCL
2001	25	SDP	NL	27	29	26	0	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	.115	.111	.192	.303	-20	5	0	0	2	1	0	1
2002	26	SDP	NL	35	71	63	1	6	2	0	0	6	0	0	5	14	.095	.162	.127	.289	-19	8	2	0	3	0	0	1
2003	27	SDP	NL	33	72	67	7	15	2	0	1	5	0	0	3	18	.224	.257	.299	.556	51	20	1	0	2	0	0	1
2004	28	SDP	NL	36	73	62	5	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	25	.097	.138	.113	.251	-31	7	1	0	8	0	0	1
2005	29	SDP	NL	33	69	59	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	29	.085	.113	.085	.198	-45	5	2	0	7	1	0	1

2007	31	NYM-COL-min	AAA	17	35	29	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.207	.207	.207	.414		6	1	0	6	0	0	NOR,CSP · PCL
2007	31	NYM	NL	6	12	12	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2008	32	ATL-min	AAA	16	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	1	0	0	RMD · IL
2009	33	FLA-SDP-min	AAA	14	13	13	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.385	.385	.385	.769		5	0	0	0	0	0	NOR,POR · PCL
2010	34	FLA-min	AAA	26	34	30	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	.067	.065	.067	.131		2	1	0	3	1	0	NOR · PCL
2011	35	ANA-min	AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	SLK · PCL
6 Seasons				170	326	289	16	38	7	0	1	20	0	0	13	97	.131	.168	.166	.334	-9	48	6	0	22	2	0
162 Game Avg.				162	311	275	15	36	7	0	1	19	0	0	12	92	.131	.168	.166	.334	-9	46	6	0	21	2	0

SDP (5 yrs)				164	314	277	15	35	7	0	1	17	0	0	13	93	.126	.164	.162	.327	-10	45	6	0	22	2	0
NYM (1 yr)				6	12	12	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	31	3	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
2001	25	SDP	NL	29	-5	-1	0	0	0	3	1	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	1
2002	26	SDP	NL	71	-11	0	-1	0	0	7	2	-3	-0.4	-3	-0.3	-0.1	$235,000	1
2003	27	SDP	NL	72	-5	0	0	0	0	8	2	5	0.5	5	0.5	0.0	$625,000	1
2004	28	SDP	NL	73	-13	0	0	0	0	8	2	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$925,000	1
2005	29	SDP	NL	69	-13	0	0	0	0	7	2	-4	-0.5	-4	-0.4	-0.1	$2,375,000	1

2007	31	NYM	NL	12	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
6 Seasons				326	-48	-1	-1	0	0	34	9	-7	-0.9	-7	-0.7	-0.2	$4,160,000

SDP (5 yrs)				314	-47	-1	-1	0	0	33	9	-7	-0.9	-7	-0.7	-0.2	$4,160,000
NYM (1 yr)				12	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2005	29	SDP	NL	NLDS	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
1 NLDS							2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
2001	SDP	NL	25	P	27	15	1	114.2	32	2	26	4	0	.875			2.20	1.04	.959	1.75	1.73	7	5	42%	1
2002	SDP	NL	26	P	35	31	2	210.0	53	22	31	0	1	1.000			2.27	1.51	.963	1.83	1.81	11	8	42%	0
2003	SDP	NL	27	P	33	33	1	210.2	59	14	42	3	2	.949	0	0	2.39	1.70	.957	1.84	1.83	11	6	35%	0
2004	SDP	NL	28	P	34	34	2	203.0	49	11	38	0	3	1.000	3	3	2.17	1.44	.965	1.84	1.82	4	3	43%	0
2005	SDP	NL	29	P	33	33	1	195.2	45	12	31	2	4	.956	1	1	1.98	1.30	.960	1.75	1.73	13	3	19%	0
2007	NYM	NL	31	P	6	6	0	29.0	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	0	0	1.55	0.83	.964	1.68	1.67	5	1	17%	0
	6 Seasons			P	168	152	7	963.0	243	63	171	9	10	.963	4	1	2.19	1.39	.961	1.80	1.78	51	26	34%	1
	6 Seasons			TOT	168	152	7	963.0	243	63	171	9	10	.963	4	7	2.19	1.39	.961	1.80	1.78	51	26	34%	1

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins s c a p y 2004 NL 15 (9th)	Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y 2002 NL 2.229 (7th)	Games Started s c a p y 2003 NL 33 (8th) 2004 NL 34 (5th)	Complete Games s c a p y 2004 NL 2 (7th)
Shutouts s c a p y 2002 NL 2 (4th) 2004 NL 1 (9th) Active 3 (48th)	Home Runs s c a p y 2003 NL 27 (9th)	Hits s c a p y 2002 NL 230 (4th) 2003 NL 206 (10th) 2004 NL 226 (4th)	Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y 2002 NL 2.865 (6th)
Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y 2002 NL 0.686 (8th)	Losses s c a p y 2003 NL 15 (2nd) 2004 NL 14 (4th) 2005 NL 15 (3rd)	Earned Runs s c a p y 2005 NL 105 (6th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 2002 NL 11 (6th) 2003 NL 11 (7th) 2005 NL 11 (8th)
Putouts as P s c a p y 2002 NL 22 (4th)	Errors Committed as P s c a p y 2001 NL 4 (1st)	Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y Active 1.39 (11th)	Fielding % as P s c a p y 2002 NL 1.000 (1st) 2004 NL 1.000 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 12 (1351), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 2 (1694), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 5 (1383), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1998.
November 4, 2005: Traded by the San Diego Padres with cash to the Washington Nationals for Vinny Castilla.
October 3, 2006: Released by the Washington Nationals.
January 24, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.
April 26, 2007: Released by the Colorado Rockies.
May 10, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.
January 22, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
March 26, 2008: Released by the Kansas City Royals.
June 9, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
November 3, 2008: Granted Free Agency.
June 17, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
August 1, 2009: Released by the San Diego Padres.
August 11, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
November 9, 2009: Released by the Florida Marlins.
January 22, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
November 6, 2010: Granted Free Agency.
February 14, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.
April 1, 2011: Released by the San Francisco Giants.
April 15, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
June 2, 2011: Voluntarily retired from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
2002	26	San Diego Padres	$235,000	4/3/02 AP
2003	27	San Diego Padres	$625,000	4/3/03 AP
2004	28	San Diego Padres	$925,000	4/7/04 AP
2005	29	San Diego Padres	$2,375,000
2006	30	Washington Nationals	$3,875,000
2007	31	Colorado Rockies	$500,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$8,535,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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